Battleground Schools

No topic sparks an argument faster among the American public, even with relatively apolitical people, than how their children are taught. In schools across the country, school boards, parents, teachers, and students themselves debate issues ranging from charter schools, to the first amendment rights of students, to the efficacy of the No Child Left Behind Act. School districts in Georgia and Pennsylvania have seen battles over the teaching of evolution; places as diverse as Colorado, Washington, and Kentucky have had debates over how best to protect children while at school. Battleground: Schools provides an in-depth, balanced overview of these controversial topics and enables teachers, students, and their parents to better understand the foundations of these conflicts.Battleground: Schools cover the 100 most relevant conflicts involving education issues today. A sample of the debates analyzed:

Charter schools

Distance education

Home schooling

Students' Rights

Military in Schools

Religion and public schools

Single-sex schooling
Each of these entries will be quite thorough, and will investigate, in an objective manner, the various sides of the conflict.